Analysis and control of underactuated mechanical systems / 
Amal Choukchou-Braham ... (et al.) 
 - New York :  Springer International Pub.,  2014 
 - xv, 138 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Generalities and State-of-the-Art on the Control of Underactuated Mechanical Systems -- Underactuated Mechanical Systems from the Langrangian formalism -- Classification of Underactuated Mechanical Systems -- Control Design Schemes for Underactuated Mechanical Systems -- Appendices: Theoretical Background on Nonlinear System Stability and Control -- Limits of Linearization and Dangers of Destabilization -- Differential Geometry -- Controllability of Continuous Systems 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783319026350 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Automatic control